CHICAGO – Luxury Portfolio International®, the luxury marketing division of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®, has welcomed seven new member firms in five countries, expanding its global coverage to encompass over 200 firms in 30 countries.

In the U.S., the newest member firm is Greenwood King Properties (Houston, TX), one of Houston’s most respected real estate leaders. Other recent members include Resort Realty of the Outer Banks (Nags Head, NC), a market leader throughout the coastal Outer Banks, and Silver Creek Real Estate Group, serving the mountain communities around Cashiers, NC.

Growth in Europe comes with the addition of Ayikcan Real Estate, a prestigious firm serving both the Asian and European sides of Bosporus in Istanbul, Turkey; Junot Investissements, specializing in the unique areas in and surrounding Paris, France; and Peikert Immobilien AG, offering a wide range of services in the Zug region of Switzerland.

“We are delighted to expand our reach in key markets with these prestigious, market-leading firms. These brokerages all share our focus on serving luxury clientele with highly specialized services to meet the diverse needs of today’s high-end consumers,” said Stephanie Pfeffer-Anton, executive vice president of Luxury Portfolio.

Luxury Portfolio affiliates benefit from a strategic marketing program that includes the award-winning websitewww.LuxuryPortfolio.com and targeted online and print advertising that reaches a global audience of affluent consumers. Other benefits include access to exclusive events such as the upcoming Luxury Portfolio Immersion Conference in Shanghai, China, July 20-22 and the International Symposium in Dubrovnik, Croatia, October 16-18.

To learn more about the program and view its extensive collection of extraordinary properties, visitwww.LuxuryPortfolio.com.

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About Luxury Portfolio International®
Luxury Portfolio International® (www.LuxuryPortfolio.com) is the luxury face of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®, the largest global network of premier locally branded companies dominated by many of the world's most powerful independent luxury brokerages. Luxury Portfolio International® attracts a global audience of visitors from over 200 countries/territories every month and annually markets over 25,000 luxury homes to over three million high-net-worth visitors.